An Elephant Sitting Still is the debut, and unfortunately, the final feature film of Chinese novelist turned director, the late Hu Bo. In October of last year, Hu ended his… Read More
Review: An Elephant Sitting Still / Dylan
Tag: MIFF
Review: Shoplifters / Dylan
In the northeast of Tokyo, there’s a neighbourhood called San’ya. It’s famous for not being on any maps, nor any road signs, nor any guide books. It’s also famous for… Read More
Review: American Animals / Michael
Bart Layton’s American Animals tells the true story of four college students: Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen who devise a plan to steal a number of… Read More
Interview: Pietra Brettkelly / Yellow is Forbidden / Bonnie
Pietra Brettkelly is a documentary film-maker (Maori Boy Genius, A Flickering Truth) who has travelled around the world, refusing to compromise to other standards and opinions, to create documentaries that… Read More
Mini Review: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda / Nick
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda is an excellent documentary following my favourite composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film is a meditation on Sakamoto’s cancer diagnosis, recent career hiatus and production techniques. He discusses… Read More
Review: Pick of the Litter / Maddy
I’m canine crazy, so I was looking forward to watching Pick of the Litter as a part of the Sydney Film Festival family films. Pick of the Litter is a documentary that follows… Read More
Review: Swagger / MIFF / Tiana
Swagger. “To walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way”. Known for his music videos, director Olivier Babinet has made a visually stylistic, brimming with attitude… Read More
Revolution Of Sound: Tangerine Dream / Ethan
Revolution Of Sound: Tangerine Dream truly lives up to it’s name, in more ways than one. The journey of the revolutionary experimental group, Tangerine Dream, is well-documented here, but so… Read More
Interview with Francis Lee / God’s Own Country
Kena chatted with Francis Lee, director of God’s Own Country during the Melbourne International Film Festival. As an opener, could you tell us a little about yourself and your filmic career?… Read More
Review: God’s Own Country / Kena
This film is almost Brokeback Mountain set in my granddad’s backyard. Okay, not quite. There’s more than that – it’s not a film about homosexual romance, to me this film… Read More